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Unsophisticated Definition & Meaning

unsophisticated
adjective
  1. not wise in the ways of the world; "either too unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could deliver"; "this helplessly unworldly woman"- Kate O'Brien
  2. lacking complexity; "small and uncomplicated cars for those really interested in motoring"; "an unsophisticated machine"
  3. awkwardly simple and provincial; "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists"

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What does unsophisticated mean?
not wise in the ways of the world; "either too unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could deliver"; "this helplessly unworldly woman"- Kate O'Brien lacking complexity; "small and uncomplicated cars for those really interested in motoring"; "an unsophisticated machine" awkwardly simple and provincial; "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists"
What part of speech is unsophisticated?
Unsophisticated is an adjective.
How many definitions does unsophisticated have?
Unsophisticated has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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